CARE at Susquehanna University Convenes Advisory Board

Published on December 11, 2012

The Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) at Susquehanna University recently hosted the inaugural meeting of its national advisory board on campus. Composed of researchers, educators, business leaders, mental health professionals, parents and students, the board will help define CARE’s research and educational outreach activities.

The advisory board brings expertise from across the country to guide the center as it conducts original research on youth development and decision-making; explore the development of partnerships with leading national and international organizations and professionals specializing in adolescent behavior; and secure financial and other resources to advance the center’s programs.

The board’s first meeting included a presentation by CARE founder and director Stephen Gray Wallace, who discussed CARE’s 2012 research on overnight college visits by high school students, first-semester behaviors by first-year college students, and gender differences in youth risk behavior.